Pennywise

2008 Chardonnay

Notes

Our first vintage of Pennywise Chardonnay is a golden beauty with aromas of honeysuckle, fresh orchard peaches, mandarin orange, and jasmine. This blend was crafted to be a succulent, tropical Chardonnay with flavors of mango, nectarine, and Asian pear with bright citrus acids and rich integrated French Oak.

This blend was primarily assembled from some of our best 2008 Clarksburg Chardonnay. Clarksburg is a wonderful growing district for white wines, due to the cooling ability of the Sacramento Delta. The cool night air helps set natural acidity in wine. We harvest our Clarksburg Chardonnay from 5 different vineyards with a majority of the fruit coming from a vineyard just south of Clarksburg city. We added some Viognier from the River Junction growing district to elevate the tropical characteristics of the Chardonnay blend. The combination of these varietals creates a complex and refreshing glass of Chardonnay.

Pairings

This wine would pair wonderfully with tropical or pan-asian cuisine. Pair this wine with grilled salmon over mango salsa, jasmine rice and bok choy, pot stickers with an edamame salad and soy vinaigrette, or grilled shrimp with a pineapple salsa alongside a cold Asian noodle salad on a hot summer night.